PAGE 10,WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1981,WHITBY FREE PRESS To promote tourism.... Whitby put on display in Toronto LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF My name is Barbara Vansickler. I will be writing about happenings in Port Perry. I would appreciate any suggestions or events that you feel people should know abouit. This column is for the people of Port Perry so it should be what you would like to read about. Drop off any ideas, events or suggestions to: Port Perry Pet Shop, Port Perry Plaza by 5 p.m. Wednesdays or call 985-3447. TORONTO TO HAVELOCK TRAIN On August 16 at 2 p.m. a meeting concerning the train from Toronto to Havelock was held at the town hall in Port Perry. Members of the Line Passenger Association were there to protest the cancellation of the train line from Toronto to Havelock. The speakers at this meeting were: MP Allan Lawrence (PC - Northumberland-Durham),d MP William Domm and MPP John Turner (PC - Peter- borough). Letters from Scugog and Newcastle Town Coun- cils were also presented in favor of keeping the train line. Also at the meeting, new officers were elected. They are: Leslie Parkes of Port Perry, president; John Lennox of Pontypool, vice-president; Jim Wit- son of Peterborough, treasurer; and, Brian Leonard of Peterborough, secretary. Ninety-two (92) new members were also welcomed at this meeting. I would be more than happy to welcome any opinion on the Toronto to Havelock train line that you may have. After all, this is your train service they are trying to take away. Just send your letters to: Box 12, Group 3, R.R. 3 Port Perry, LOB 1NO. WE NEED YOU Drivers are urgently needed for Scugog Com- munity Care's Meals on Wheels program. There are currently 19 people needing meals on wheels. The Community Nursing Home which has been preparing the meals for the past eight years is able to supply a maximum of 15 meals a day. The Com- munity Memorial Hospital which is currently sup- plying meals for the Cartwright area has agreed to expand its serveies for a second route for Port Perry. But this means that we need you. Our drivers are asked to help for one week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11:30 a.m.) every three months. We need 12 new drivers to start an extra route. Who can volunteer? Men, women, couples, people working the night shift (off duty policemen, G.M. workers, nurses, etc.), the newly retired, young mothers....in other words.....that means you. If you can help, please call 985-8461 between 9 a.m. and 12 noon or between 1 to 4 p.m., weekdays. Other opportunities to help on an occasional basis are: drivers; teenagers to do odd jobs; home helpers; visitors and office helpers. SNOW SHOW TRADE FAIR Well, it's that time of year again to start thinking about warm coats and winter boots and to get you in the swing of things the Port Perry Snowmobile Club is having a Snow Show Trade Fair. It all starts on September il through 13. Dealers from Port Perry and the surrounding areas will be displaying merchandise available in their stores. An extra added attraction will be a demonstration of cross country skiing. So come on out all you snow lovers and go in '82 style. Times for this event are: Friday 6 to 10 p.m.; Saturday 12 noon to 10 p.m.; and, Sunday 12 noon to 5 p.m. Admission is adults $2, students $1 and children are free when accompanied by an adult. VILLAGE BLUES No, it's not a band or a new hit single. Village Blues is a new clothing store coming to Port Perry soon. So all you guys and gals get ready to go back to school in high fashion. We wish Neil McDermot great success. COMING EVENTS Other coming events for Port Perry and area are: Blackstock Fair - August 29; Port Perry Fair - September 5,6, 7; Fashion Drama - September 14 adn 17; Town Hall1873; Art Show -September 25, 26, 27; -Further informationon these events will follow.-=- TORONTO - They took a little piece of Whitby and put it on display in this city's renowned Eaton Centre last week. The purpose of the display was to get tourists to come to this community and take advantage of the many attractions it has to of- fer. People from all over the world were briefly introduced to the Town of Whitby. The display was part of the town's industrial promotion program. The highlight of the display was a model or the Jackson House on Brock Street South that was built by the crafts- men at Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village. Visitors to the display, held in the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism's information office on the second floor of the Eaton Cen- tre, were given maps and brochures of the town that gave infor- mation on the points of interest. Jeanette Babington, the town's tourism promotion co-ordinator, said that the week-long display was a great suc- cess. While the actual num- ber of people was not known it has been estimated that 5,000 people picked up the brochures on each day of the six-day event. That's 30,000 people. Another feature of the display was a coloring contest for children. During the week some 3,000 entries were made. The contest is being held in three cate- gories: for children ages 3 to 5, 6 to 9 and 10 to 13. There will be three prizes in each category of $100, $50 and $25. Local children can en- ter the contest by pick- ing up their coloring poster either at the Whitby Public Library or at the Whitby Arts Station Gallery. The contest will close on August 31 and be judged on September 4. On September 8 the winners will be notified and asked to attend the Whitby Town Council meeting on September 14 to receive their awards. Mayor Bob Attersley said that the primary purpose of the display was to promote tourism in both the town and the Region of Durham. "We want to promote the tourism aspect of the town," he said. "We want to let people know what's available for them in Whitby." Showing off Whitby Jeanette Babington, the industrial promotion co-ordinator for the Town of Whitby, is seen here showing off one of the town's displays at the Toronto Eaton Centre to Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard, Durham Regional Chairman Gary Herrema and Ontario Minister of Revenue and Durham West MPP George Ashe. The town's display featured a model, constructed by the Cullen Garden and Miniature Village, of the Jackson House on Brock Street South, one of Whitby's foremost historical buildings. The display was part of Babington's efforts to promote tourist attractions in Whitby and is part of a pro- gram funded by five major residential developers. For more information see accompanying story. - Free Press Staff Photo The space for the dis- play was offered without charge, by the Ontario Ministry of In- dustry and Tourism and to Attersley's know- ledge only one other municipality has made use of the space since the program was begun in November of last year. "Only the City of Niagara has found it important enough to put on a display here," he said. The display and the brochures given out at the display were paid for by five major resi- dential developers who contributed between them $100,000 a year to promote the town. The developers in- volved with the pro- gram are: First City Developments Corpora- tion Ltd., Paramount Development Corpora- tion Ltd., Markborough Properties Ltd., Costain Developments Ltd. and the Coventry Group. In another effort to get the town's message across Attersley ap- peared on a public in- formation program broadcast by radio station CKEY last Tuesday (August 11). Babington said that the town's display was successful and that other members of the Canadian media have taken an interest in what the town is doing. i SALES the SERVICE RENTALS OPP- PROPRIE TOR HWY. 7A, Pc L- RT PERRY 985-9151 CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO CGA ENROLMENT INFORMATION Students living in Oshawa, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Bowman- ville area are asked to pick up June examination results and re- enrolment applications as follows: Durham College foyer main building Wednesday, Aug. 19 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 5 p.m.. 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. New students wanting to enter the programme may obtain calendars and applications at the place and times noted above. Applications with payments enclosed can be delivered to any branch of the Bank of Montreal. The envelope containing your application and payment must be addressed to: C.G.A. Association of Ontario c/o Bank of Montreal Sheli Building Branch 505 University Ave. Toronto Transit No. 427 If there are any further questions, contact Paul Hurley, C.G.A. at 623-3899 or the C.G.A., at 623-3899 or the C.G.A. Association office at (416) 593-1100. Classified Ads Sell Call 668-6111